The longest-running LGBTQ homeless shelter in the nation’s capital has been forced to turn away clients experiencing homelessness, most of them transgender women, after the city declined to renew a large portion of its funding.
Ever since she declined the offer, Corado said, “the relationship changed.”that the same official with whom she had a disagreement three years ago
Corado said DHS started to try to defund her organization a month after Casa Ruby’s complaint was filed, first, by cutting funding for the Georgia Avenue shelter in half, and eventually by withdrawing it altogether. While it did not address the specific issues that led the agency to terminate funding — or respond to NBC News’ request to speak with the official named in Corado’s complaint — the statement indicated that “grant renewal decisions are based on ensuring accountability and continuity of quality services and the safety of our residents.”
Corado has been determined to keep Casa Ruby’s doors open throughout the pandemic — providing meals, emergency housing and emotional check-ins, “because so many of our clients had nowhere else to go.”that Casa Ruby had provided 327 shelter stays in just 10 days, an uptick of nearly 40 percent from the previous month. It was the only shelter in D.C. that remained open 24 hours during lockdown, she told NBC News, offering services to roughly 54,000 people last year alone.
Casa Ruby also receives money from the DC Office of Victim Services, which increased its funding for the organization in 2022, Corado said, because it was happy with its Covid-19 efforts. In the long term, Corado said, she’d like to make Casa Ruby less reliant on government largess. “If we’re lucky we can raise enough resources to do it on our own — we’ve done it before.”
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